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Ola Strandberg, the genius behind the Ergonomic Guitar System
A couple of years ago I was looking for a replacement tremolo system to fit a Floyd Rose route. I stumbled on the tremolo system designed and build by Ola Strandberg. Even though my guitar and the tremolo system weren’t … Continue reading
Posted in The Tone Garage
Tagged 8 string, Al Mu’min, Charvel, EGS, EndurNeck, ergonomy, Grover Jackson, Interview, Misha Mansoor, NAMM, Nazgul, Ola Strandberg, Project Guitar, Sh-1, sh-2, Sh-4, Strictly 7, the HAARP Machine, Tosin Abasi
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7/8 String Soapbar Size Now Available
Ever since active pickups came out and many guitar manufacturers starting building with them in mind, there’s been one problem – the standard size of active pickups (Phase II) is different than the size of regular passive humbuckers. Changing out … Continue reading
The Kramer Chronicles Volume VI: The Pearly Gates Neck
In this ongoing saga of testing out Duncan humbuckers in my trusty rebuilt vintage Kramer Voyager, I’ve been through quite a few bridge pickups all paired with the ’59N, which is a great neck pickup. Not just great but super … Continue reading
Posted in Product News
Tagged Billy Gibbons, Floyd Rose, FU-Tone, Kramer, Pearly Gates, Sh-4, The Kramer Chronicles
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The Kramer Chronicles Volume V: The JB/59 set
In part five of the Kramer Chronicles, by reader request, we’ll check out what is one the most desired bridge pickups and pickup combinations ever: the workhorse ’59N and the legendary JB. The SH/TB-4 JB is the flagship humbucker of the … Continue reading
Posted in Product News
Tagged Boogie Bodies, Floyd Rose, FU-Tone, Kramer, Kramer Voyager, Seymour Duncan, Sh-1, Sh-4, TB-4, The Kramer Chronicles
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Q&A With Alex Skolnick
Recently we were lucky enough to snag some time with Alex Skolnick (while he took a break in a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf) to talk about Testament, Alex Skolnick Trio, tone, technique, gear and just general life stuff. Alex … Continue reading
Posted in Backstage Pass
Tagged Alex Skolnick, alex skolnick trio, Budda, Facebook, Gibson, Heritage, ibanez, Jim Dunlop, Les Paul Trio, Lou Pallo, Marshall, Q&A, Sh-1, Sh-4, Shawn Lane, Testament, Tortex
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Gary Hoey Gets The Blues. And Loves It.
We all know Gary Hoey can do pretty much anything on guitar. His cover of prototypical prog classic ‘Hocus Pocus’ was a Top 5 Billboard Mainstream Rock hit in 1993. In 1994 his soundtrack to Endless Summer II single-handedly made … Continue reading
Posted in Backstage Pass
Tagged Blues, Eric Clapton, Gary Hoey, Gary Moore, Interview, Lita Ford, Pearly Gates, Sh-1, Sh-4, Stevie Ray Vaughan, TB-4
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The Poor Overlooked Middle Pickup
I remember the day I got my first electric guitar – a cheap Status brand Stratocaster copy. It wasn’t exactly the greatest axe in the world, but I loved that damn thing. Put thousands of hours of fingergrease into it. And it only took a few weeks of being an electric guitarist to realise – the middle pickup was where a lot of my favourite sounds were. Continue reading
Posted in The Tone Garage
Tagged Cool Rails, Diablo Supreme X, Framus, Middle Pickup, Sh-4, Vintage Staggered SSL-1
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Seven-String Pickup Options
One thing 7-string players continually cite as an attraction to the extended range of the seven is that they can still play everything that they could play on a six-string guitar – as well as getting down into much lower musical territory. And that’s true of tone too: the sounds you get out of your six-string pickups are also available from 7-string versions. Many of our popular models are available in versions for 7-string players, and even if we don’t offer a production 7-string version of a six-string pickup you’ve just gotta have on your seven, the Custom Shop may be able to help! Continue reading
Posted in Product News
Tagged '78 model, 7 string, active, ahb-1, AHB-3 Mick Thomson, Blackouts, custom shop, djent, Formvar, keith merrow, passive, Phase I, Phase II, screamin demon, Sh-1, sh-10, SH-12, sh-16, sh-2, Sh-4, sh-5, SH-6, sh-8, slipknot, SSL-1, stratocaster, telecaster, Wes Hauch
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Shop Talk With Rascal Flatts Guitar Tech David Graef
David Graef is country at heart, but rock n’ roll in spirit. He was raised on a Texas farm thinking he’d end up a farmer. In the ’80s, he took a chance, moving to Nashville hoping to make a living … Continue reading
Posted in Backstage Pass
Tagged 59, Amp Gizmo, Antiquity P-90 Dog Ear, bogner, Dann Huff, David Graef, Ernie Ball Music man, Fractal Audio, fryette, Giant, Gibson, Hiwatt, Hot Soapbar SP90-2, JB, Jim Dunlop, Joe Don Rooney, Les Paul, martin, P-90 Stack STK-P1, Paul Reed Smith, Rascal Flatts, RJM Music, Sh-1, Sh-4, sh-5, Slinky, taylor, VooDoo Lab
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Review: Seymour Duncan Custom Shop RTM Humbucker
Let me first say this:
The Seymour Duncan Custom Shop RTM bridge humbucker is one of the coolest pickups you’ve probably never thought about trying.
When the good people at Seymour Duncan told me I could choose any Custom Shop model to review for this blog, I had no idea which one to pick. Generally, all of my guitars sound pretty good. There were no glaring weaknesses or trouble spots that really needed addressing, but I had my pick of some of the best custom-wound pickups in the business and I was absolutely not going to waste that opportunity. Continue reading
Posted in Pickup Reviews, Product News
Tagged 4-conductor, alnico II, Alnico V, custom shop, forum, G&L Legacy, JB, MJ, no logo, Ratt, review, RTM, SDUGF, Seymour Duncan, seymour duncan custom shop, Sh-4, trembucker, user group forum, warren demartini
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